Cottage residences : or, A series of designs for rural cottages and cottage villas, and their gardens and grounds Adapted to North America . early half the level ground, for a kitchen garden e, and a fruitgarden/. In order to give an air of some extent and elegance aboutthe house, the whole surface in this neighborhood, not devotedto the kitchen and fruit gardens, is laid down in lawn g, to bekept neatly mown ; with the exception of the long borders hTdevoted to a miscellaneous collection of flowers ; the circularbeds, filled with verbenas, petunias, and monthly roses, threeplants which will b
Cottage residences : or, A series of designs for rural cottages and cottage villas, and their gardens and grounds Adapted to North America . early half the level ground, for a kitchen garden e, and a fruitgarden/. In order to give an air of some extent and elegance aboutthe house, the whole surface in this neighborhood, not devotedto the kitchen and fruit gardens, is laid down in lawn g, to bekept neatly mown ; with the exception of the long borders hTdevoted to a miscellaneous collection of flowers ; the circularbeds, filled with verbenas, petunias, and monthly roses, threeplants which will bloom the whole summer, and have a brillianteffect from the drawing-room windows ; and the two beds j filledwith choice double Dahlias. In the turf is planted a number ofthe finest species of ornamental trees and shrubs, some beingallowed to grow alone and assume all their beauty of develop-ment, and others planted in groups, or thickets, for effect orshelter. The novice will be assisted in making a selection ofthese trees and shrubs, by referring to the list given at page of the less hardy and robust of these trees and shrubs,. [Fig. 47. J 104 COTTAGE RESIDENCES. being planted in groups in this way, will require that the sur-face around each tree for a small area of about two feet indiameter be kept loose by culture to promote their growth,until they attain considerable size. The entrance gate is shown at k, and there is a large ovalof turf, around which to turn carriages immediately beforethe door. The carriage road /, after approaching the entranceto the kitchen for the convenience of delivering heavy arti-cles, leads to the carriage-house m, adjoining which are thebarn and stable n, and the stable yard o, the latter commu-nicating directly with the public road by the lane p. The kitchen and fruit gardens are enclosed on three sidesby hedges of the privet or prim, a rapid growing plant whichforms a thick hedge in three years, has neat foliage andflowers, and is easily
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